Moccasin



July 27 1926. n 1,594,308

, E. A. LLEWEILLYN Filed Nov. 27, 1925 Patented July 27, 1926.

ERNEST A. LLEVTELLYN, 0F WLTON, MANE, ASSIGNOR T0 G. H. BASS @a CMPANY, 0F WILTON, MAINE, A. CORPGRAT'N 0F MAINE.

MOCCASN.

Application led November This invention relates to footwear, and more particularly to moccasins and shoe packs.

.lthas heretofore been proposed to secure a toe-piece .to the vamp of a inoccasin by slriving the meeting edges thereof at approximately the same angle so that the inclined confronting surfaces converge upwardly, and the two parts being placed on a last are then butted together anc` secured by a seam or stitches in which the thread lies nearly syn'm'ietrically in the two pieces of leather, and it has been demonstrated in practical use that moccasins so formed are subject to the objection that when the vamp and toe-piece are pressed together the seam tends to open up on the outside, and on the other hand, when pressed inwardly on the seam itself it will open up on the inside of the moccasin, so that water or dust or dirt may enter and perspiration of the foot iind an easy passage to the threads, with consequent injury to the moccasin and resultant chemical action which is very injurious.

The object of my invention is to overcome the foregoing objections, and to provide a inoccasin having a toe-piece attached thereto in such manner as to insure a strong and durable Waterproof connection between the vamp and the toe-piece that will effectually resist the tendency of the seam to open up under pressure so as to permit water and dirt to enter and which will keep perspiration of the foot away from the threads which join the edges of the toe-piece to the vamp, and thus avoid the injurious chemical action which results therefrom.

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specilication, and then pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In said drawings, Fig. l is a perspective view of a moccasin constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view cfa broken away portion of a vamp and toepiece when placed on a last for securing the beveled edges of the two parts together;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section' taken on the line 8 3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the method of slriving the adjacent s?, 1925. serial No. 71,760.

edges of the vamp and toe-piece of a mecca-- sin as heretofore constructed; and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view illustrat ing the method of skiving the adjacent edges of the vamp and toe-piece of a moc Casin constructed in accordance with my invention.

ln the manufacture 0f moecasins according to my invention, l provide a vamp which may be cut and formed in theusual manner from a single piece of leather l1aving the upturned front and rear portions (L and al, and to which is secured a toe-piece B, of oblong form and of such size as to fit snugly between the adjacent edges of the forepart of the vamp the greater part of its length and provide a rearward extension preferably wider than the forepart. The upturned edge of the vamp is slrived or cut on a bevel so as to present an upwardly and outwardly inclined surface, as shown at a2, con-fronting the adjacent edge of the toepiece, as shown at Zig, which is cut Aor slived in a reversely inclined direction, and the vamp and toe-piece being placed upon a last these` edges are brought together face to face in parallel relation so that the bevel on the vamp laps up onto the bevel of the toe-piece and the two parts are then secured together by a hand seam or row of stitches C in which the thread is caused to pass through the outer upper edges of the toe-piece and vamp along curved lines well removed from both of said outer and inner edges, and the thread is not symmetrical in the vamp and toe-piece, but goes through a greater portion of the vamp, so that a strong and watertight connection is formed that will etfectually resist pressure tending to open the seam when the vamp and toe'piece are pressed together on the outside and thus permit the entrance of dust and dirt, as in prior constructions, and when pressed inwardly the seam remains perfectly tight on the inside, so that moisture due to the perspiration of the foot or otherwise cannot `lind access to the threads, and any dampness or moisture passing through or along the threads from the outside cannot find its way into the interior of the moccasin but will pass entirely through from one outer surface to another. The two parts are thus united by a single row of stitches in such manner as to provide a durable, pressur-and-waterproof (iii joint and leave a smooth upper and lower surface without any objectionably noticeable connection between the meeting edges of the vamp and toe-piece and without leaving an objectionable ridge on the outer side ot the moccasin, as in prior constructions, which liable to be scuited ofi in service by contact with obstacles lying in the path oi the wearer. yifhe described construction also produces a very attract-ive and finished appearance as 'well as a strong and durable water-tight connection between the vamp and toe-piece, which is so desirable in footwear, Sand the stitches are so formed that any water or moisture on the top of the moccasin or lon either side thereof cannot iind its way into the interior of the mo'ccasin while moisture on the inside due to perspiration of the toot cannot iind access to the threads. rhe seam also gives an ornamental appearance rather than an obje-etionable ridge or flap on the upper surface or' the vamp or toe-piece, as in prior Constructions, which is liable to Contact with obstructions inthe way of the wearer and be worn or scui'l'ed oil, as above stated.

Having' thus described my invention`r what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A inoccasin comprising a toe-piece land a vamp having the meeting edges thereof skived or beveled so as to present inclined surfaces extending along substantially parallel lines at an angle to a horizontal plane;

said toe-piece and vamp being` gathered and secured together by a seam or row ot stitches passing through the marginal portions or meeting edges thereof from the upper outer side oit the toe-piece to a point below the upper outer 'edge ot the vamp; the top and bottom edges ot the toe-piece being substantially flush with the upper and lower edges respectively of the vamp and with said inclined surfaces abutting in approximately a vertical plane.

2. A moccasin comprising 4a toe-piece and a vamp having the meeting edges thereof Skived or beveled so as to present inclined surfaces extending along substantially parallel lines at an angle to a horizontal plane: said toe-piece and 'vamp being gathered and secured together by a seam or row oi." stitches passing through the marginal portions or meeting edges thereoi3 fr in the upper outer side of the toe-piece to a point below the upper outer edge of the vamp; 4he outer or grain side ot the leather in said meeting edge ot the vamp being more ei:- tended -than the inside or flesh side while the inside or tlesh side of the leather in said meeting edge of the toe-piece is more eX- tendedvthan the outside or grain side. the meeting edges of the vamp and toe-piece confronting each other in substantially parallel planes.

In testimony whereof I aiiir; my signature.

ERNEST A. LLEVVELLYN. 

